Comparison of conventional culture methods and FTA filtration-nested PCR for the detection of Shigella boydii and Shigella sonnei on tomato surfaces

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1606-1612

  Warren, B R ^a   Parish, M E ^a   Schneider, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

EID: 24644459298     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.8.1606     Document Type: Article

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